| Literature DB >> 17587645 |
M J Agterof1, T van der Bruggen, M Tersmette, E J ter Borg, J M M van den Bosch, D H Biesma.
Abstract
Infections caused by Nocardia species are uncommon and have a wide variety of clinical manifestations in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis of nocardiosis can easily be missed because there are no characteristic symptoms. We present one case of a Nocardia infection in detail and give a brief description of eight other cases, including a relatively unique type of Nocardia veterana, diagnosed in our hospital during a five-year period. The diversity of clinical manifestations, microbiological identification and general principles of treatment of nocardiosis are reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17587645
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neth J Med ISSN： 0300-2977 Impact factor: 1.422